My Frankenluger

Fourtyfive · 07-31-2018, 02:29 PM

New to the site. Thanks for the opportunity to be here. Attached are photos of my first P08. It is half one serial number and half another, the mag is different as well. I got two magazines with the gun but the other is a recent manufacture. Best I can tell is the top is Mauser due to the 42, date of manufacture 1939, not sure about the receiver. The finish on the pistol is much bluer than the pictures reveal, the bore is wonderful, and I've only got $800 in her. Maybe I paid too much?

Well, have at it and tell me all you can.

DonVoigt · 07-31-2018, 02:43 PM

No, you didn't pay too much; if it shoots as well as it should!

Fourtyfive · 07-31-2018, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

No, you didn't pay too much; if it shoots as well as it should!

It shoots great.

HerrKaiser · 07-31-2018, 03:32 PM

At $800 you got a darn nice pistol. Especially one with 2 mags like that. Congratulations! Also, don’t be worried about mismatched mags. Matching mags are a rarity.

Karl · 07-31-2018, 05:25 PM

The lower (receiver) appears to have the Mauser hump, so it is at least the same vintage as the 1939 upper.

KFS

kurusu · 07-31-2018, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Karl

The lower (receiver) appears to have the Mauser hump, so it is at least the same vintage as the 1939 upper.

KFS

1938 or 1937 is my guess.

Fourtyfive · 07-31-2018, 07:00 PM

Thanks for the replies! Does the 2 on the mag mean it was the second in an original set?

HerrKaiser · 07-31-2018, 07:43 PM

What does the second magazine look like? The answer to that is maybe. What happened in the field isn’t always well documented. Matching magazines to a pistol are not common to come across.

Fourtyfive · 07-31-2018, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by HerrKaiser

What does the second magazine look like? The answer to that is maybe. What happened in the field isn’t always well documented. Matching magazines to a pistol are not common to come across.

The second magazine is not antique. It has a black plastic bottom, no markings. Sorry that is what I meant by “recent manufacture” in the OP.

lugerholsterrepair · 07-31-2018, 07:48 PM

Your 2 marked mag is a second mag for a Police pistol. Army spares were marked with a +.

It's your avatar you paid too much for..

Fourtyfive · 07-31-2018, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

Your 2 marked mag is a second mag for a Police pistol. Army spares were marked with a +.

It's your avatar you paid too much for..

It has a +...sorry you don’t like my avatar...

lugerholsterrepair · 07-31-2018, 08:04 PM

Your mag WAS originally an Army and was accepted at one time in Police service as a spare.

And no, now that you bring it up. I don't like your avatar. Nothing personal. I just don't like looking at freakish clown faces on a gun site. JMOHO.

Fourtyfive · 07-31-2018, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

Your mag WAS originally an Army and was accepted at one time in Police service as a spare.

And no, now that you bring it up. I don't like your avatar. Nothing personal. I just don't like looking at freakish clown faces on a gun site. JMOHO.

Thanks, that’s the reason I’m here. I just want to know the history of my pistol.

DavidJayUden · 07-31-2018, 09:12 PM

Tough crowd. Doesn't like looking at freakish clowns or deceased cape buffalo...
dju

lugerholsterrepair · 07-31-2018, 09:57 PM

I guess I'm the sensitive type.

ithacaartist · 08-01-2018, 08:58 AM

Ladies and gents, this clown's face is way more sinister than freakish...although it's that, too. It is the iconic image from the "Saw" franchise, and great for anybody who appreciates moral and personal dilemmas with their coffee!

Lugerdoc · 08-01-2018, 09:36 AM

45, I agree that your lower half is also made by Mauser. Your unwaffenamted w suffix mag was originally with a Police Mauser banner luger. TH

07-31-2018, 02:29 PM	#1
Fourtyfive User Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post	My Frankenluger New to the site. Thanks for the opportunity to be here. Attached are photos of my first P08. It is half one serial number and half another, the mag is different as well. I got two magazines with the gun but the other is a recent manufacture. Best I can tell is the top is Mauser due to the 42, date of manufacture 1939, not sure about the receiver. The finish on the pistol is much bluer than the pictures reveal, the bore is wonderful, and I've only got $800 in her. Maybe I paid too much? Well, have at it and tell me all you can. Attached Thumbnails

07-31-2018, 02:43 PM	#2
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,678 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,348 Times in 2,038 Posts	No, you didn't pay too much; if it shoots as well as it should! __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

07-31-2018, 03:32 PM	#4
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 810 Thanks: 761 Thanked 807 Times in 383 Posts	At $800 you got a darn nice pistol. Especially one with 2 mags like that. Congratulations! Also, don’t be worried about mismatched mags. Matching mags are a rarity. __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

07-31-2018, 07:43 PM	#8
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 810 Thanks: 761 Thanked 807 Times in 383 Posts	What does the second magazine look like? The answer to that is maybe. What happened in the field isn’t always well documented. Matching magazines to a pistol are not common to come across. __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

07-31-2018, 07:48 PM	#10
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,866 Thanked 3,105 Times in 1,429 Posts	Your 2 marked mag is a second mag for a Police pistol. Army spares were marked with a +. It's your avatar you paid too much for.. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

07-31-2018, 05:25 PM	#5
Karl Lifer - Twice Over Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Savannah Posts: 515 Thanks: 0 Thanked 252 Times in 112 Posts	The lower (receiver) appears to have the Mauser hump, so it is at least the same vintage as the 1939 upper. KFS

07-31-2018, 07:00 PM	#7
Fourtyfive User Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post	Thanks for the replies! Does the 2 on the mag mean it was the second in an original set?

07-31-2018, 08:04 PM	#12
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,866 Thanked 3,105 Times in 1,429 Posts	Your mag WAS originally an Army and was accepted at one time in Police service as a spare. And no, now that you bring it up. I don't like your avatar. Nothing personal. I just don't like looking at freakish clown faces on a gun site. JMOHO. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

07-31-2018, 09:12 PM	#14
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Tough crowd. Doesn't like looking at freakish clowns or deceased cape buffalo... dju

07-31-2018, 09:57 PM	#15
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,866 Thanked 3,105 Times in 1,429 Posts	I guess I'm the sensitive type. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

08-01-2018, 08:58 AM	#16
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,290 Thanks: 7,055 Thanked 2,483 Times in 1,324 Posts	Ladies and gents, this clown's face is way more sinister than freakish...although it's that, too. It is the iconic image from the "Saw" franchise, and great for anybody who appreciates moral and personal dilemmas with their coffee! __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

08-01-2018, 09:36 AM	#17
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	45, I agree that your lower half is also made by Mauser. Your unwaffenamted w suffix mag was originally with a Police Mauser banner luger. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net